Sports briefs: Nov. 20

Michael Vick got a head start on a possible long prison stretch Monday, surrendering three weeks before he was to be sentenced for his involvement in a bloody dogfighting ring.

The disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback surrendered to U.S. marshals in what his lawyer said was another step in his public repentance.

&quot;From the beginning, Mr. Vick has accepted responsibility for his actions, and his self-surrender further demonstrates that acceptance,&quot; attorney Billy Martin said in a statement. &quot;Michael wants to again apologize to everyone who has been hurt in this matter, and he thanks all of the people who have offered him and his family prayers and support during this time.&quot;

Vick pleaded guilty in August to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge after his three co-defendants pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with authorities.

He's scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 10 on a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge but worked out a deal &quot;to voluntarily enter custody prior to his sentencing hearing,&quot; according to a court document.

Tyson sentenced to one day in jail, probation: Mike Tyson could have received more than four years in prison. He left the courtroom having to serve all of one day in an open-air jail.

The former heavyweight champion was sentenced in Mesa, Ariz., for cocaine possession and driving under the influence.

The 41-year-old boxer will serve his day in jail today for DUI. He received three years of probation for the cocaine charge and also will have to pay a fine, submit to drug testing and serve 360 hours of community service.

He will be incarcerated in Tent City, Maricopa County's infamous jail near a dog pound and trash dump. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tyson will wear the standard-issue pink underwear and black-and-white striped uniform. He'll stay in an unoccupied area, apart from Tent City's 1,500 other inmates. Tyson visited juvenile inmates in Tent City in 1999, telling them to stay out of trouble.

&quot;Apparently he didn't listen to his own advice,&quot; Arpaio said.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Michigan's Carr steps down after 13 seasons

Lloyd Carr alternately choked up and chuckled for nearly 40 minutes as he announced his 13th season as Michigan football coach will be his last.

&quot;I wanted to be able to walk out of here knowing that to the very last minute, I did my job to the best of my ability,&quot; Carr said with watery eyes. &quot;And I know I'll be able to do that.&quot;

Carr will coach the Wolverines in their bowl game, likely to be either the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio or the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. Following the bowl game he will become an associate athletic director.

OBITUARY

NFL Hall of Famer Ringo dead at 75

Jim Ringo, a Hall of Fame center who played 15 seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, died after a short illness. He was two days shy of his 76th birthday.

Former Packers teammate Willie Davis said Ringo, who lived in Chesapeake, Va., had been battling Alzheimer's.

The Packers drafted Ringo out of Syracuse in the seventh round in 1953, and he became one of the league's best centers despite weighing just over 200 pounds.

TRACK AND FIELD

Gay, Felix named top track athletes of 2007

Sprinters Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix were named the winners of the Jesse Owens Award as the outstanding U.S. track and field athletes of 2007.

It's the first time Gay has been given the honor and the second time for Felix.